You know, the art and practice of wandering somewhat slowly and aimlessly along an ocean shoreline? Going out no matter the weather, perhaps on a wide stretch of sand while dodging incoming waves or ...

If beachcombing had a highlight reel, 2025 would be the year the editors quit trying to narrow it down and just hit “play.” From bizarre sea life to mystery objects that broke the internet, this year ...

Eileen Crouse of Dowagiac literally loses sense of time when she steps gingerly along the Lake Michigan waterline, scanning tiny stones for things that sparkle best in the early morning or evening ...

This week, the tides were back to normal after the hurricane in the Gulf, making for better access to the beaches. Among the beachcombing finds were sand dollars, sargassum and pumice stone. Pumice, a ...

While the classic image of a beachcomber as a scraggly, bearded man wearing tattered clothing and picking at flotsam and jetsam along the shoreline might seem cliche, it actually has its origin in ...

Who else misses simple downtime that doesn’t involve a screen? No feeds, no notifications, no same old nonsense reels. Just a shoreline, a slow walk, and the small thrill of spotting something curious ...

Beachcombers along the Texas Gulf Coast may have paused mid-walk this week after spotting unusual orange, green and brown blobs scattered along the shoreline. These squishy surprises are known as sea ...